“A hugely compelling vocal and theatrical presence” (Philadelphia Inquirer), 2009 Academy of Vocal Arts graduate Ben Wager makes his PCMS debut with a program highlighted by Vaughan Williams’s Songs of Travel. Written between 1901 and 1904, this work represents Vaughan Williams’s first major foray into song writing. Drawn from a volume of Robert Louis Stevenson […]
The musical Itzig sisters form a direct human connection between the Bach family and the 19th-century Bach revival, passing on their love of baroque music to Mendelssohn, grandson of Bella Itzig, and Mozart, who lodged with Fanny Itzig in Vienna. Tempesta plays music by Mozart and the Bachs—Johann Sebastian, Wilhelm Friedmann and Carl Philipp Emanuel—found […]
The musical Itzig sisters form a direct human connection between the Bach family and the 19th-century Bach revival, passing on their love of baroque music to Mendelssohn, grandson of Bella Itzig, and Mozart, who lodged with Fanny Itzig in Vienna. Tempesta plays music by Mozart and the Bachs—Johann Sebastian, Wilhelm Friedmann and Carl Philipp Emanuel—found […]
Poulenc: Flute Sonata Ravel: La Flûte enchantée Caplet: Viens! Une flûte invisible soupire Delibes: Le Rossignol Widor: Flute Sonata, Op. 34, No. 1 Wertheim: Trois Chansons for soprano, flute, and piano Messiaen: Le Merle noir Jolivet: Chant de Linos
Friedrich Hölderlin’s novel Hyperion is at the core of this program, serving as inspiration for both Georg Friedrich Haas’exquisite chamber work ...aus freier Lust… verbunden… and a new poem composed for Network by MacArthur “Genius” Award-winning poet Susan Stewart. Six new chamber works – by Gerald Levinson, Andrew Rudin, Eliza Brown, Benjamin Krause, Robert Capanna […]
Remembering, Celebrating, and Honoring Robert Page (April 27, 1927 – August 7, 2016) Temple University Graduate Conductors Chorus Kendra Balmer, conductor Temple University Concert Choir Remembering Robert Page Singers (Alumni & Friends) Paul Rardin, conductor The performance honors Robert Page's commitment to American contemporary music, both for the concert hall and for the stage, and […]
Comprised of 17 leading soloists and chamber musicians of today’s younger generation (many of whom are principals in major American orchestras), this “exciting, conductor-less band of strings” (The New Yorker) combines the power and expansiveness of a great orchestral ensemble with the personal involvement and spontaneity of chamber music. Of special note on this program […]
Showcasing members of the Center for Gifted Young Musicians… All concerts are free and open to the public May 5 • 7:30 pm — Chamber Ensembles Concert May 6 • 4:00 pm — Youth Harp Ensemble Concert (Location May 5 & 6: Rock Hall, 1715 North Broad Street) May 12 • 7:30 pm — Showcase […]
Hailed for her “magnetic, wide-ranging tone” and “rock solid technique” (Philadelphia Inquirer), violist Ayane Kozasa enjoys a career that spans a broad spectrum of musical personas. Well known to Philadelphians as an Astral Artist and member of the Aizuri Quartet, the 2011 Primrose International Viola Competition winner performs Arnold Bax’s virtuosic sonata, a personally commissioned […]
Catch Philadelphia talent on the rise. The Curtis Symphony Orchestra kicks off the Mann’s summer season with a celebration of the next generation, offered as a gift to the city and featuring the exuberant young artists of Play On, Philly! and the Rock School for Dance Education. An evening of inspiration for the whole family! […]
